A fed-up DHS lawyer who told a judge that her “job sucks” and that she wished to be held in contempt so she could “have a full 24 hours sleep,” is no longer detailed to the US attorney’s office for the district of Minnesota, according to reports.
Julie Le, who is listed in public records as an attorney for the Department of Homeland Security and was detailed to the US attorneys’ office, expressed immense frustration with her job during a hearing on Tuesday in a St Paul, Minnesota courtroom, NBC News reported.
“What do you want me to do? The system sucks,” Le told US District Judge Jerry Blackwell, according to a court transcript obtained by ABC News.
“This job sucks. And I am trying [with] every breath that I have so that I can get you what you need.”
“I wish you would just hold me in contempt, Your Honor, so that I can have a full 24 hours of sleep. I work day and night just because people are still in there,” Le, who has picked up 88 cases in less than a month, continued.
The exhausted attorney added that it was like “pulling teeth” to get the DHS, ICE, and the Justice Department to follow court orders.
Le made the exasperated comments after Blackwell ordered Le to explain why the government had not followed court orders, including failing to immediately release five people whom he determined had been illegally detained, according to KARE.
Le told Blackwell on Tuesday that “it takes 10 emails from me for a release condition to be corrected. It takes me threatening to walk out for something else to be corrected,” adding that she does not feel properly trained for her role, KARE reported.
The drained lawyer admitted that she “stupidly” volunteered for the assignment with DHS, which was “overwhelmed” and needed help, and she had worked on the detail for only a month, according to ABC’s transcript.
“When I started with the job, I have to be honest, we have no guidance on what we need to do,” Le told the court.
Le has been removed from the detail following her comments, though it is unclear whether she has been reassigned, the outlets reported.
The DHS did not immediately respond to The Post’s request for comment.
The attorney’s remarks come amid “Operation Metro Surge” in Minnesota, which has led to thousands of arrests and escalating tensions between residents and federal officers — including the shootings of US citizens Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti.
Border czar Tom Homan announced Wednesday that the Trump administration is reducing its federal law enforcement operation in Minneapolis by 700 personnel, leaving “right around 2,000” feds in the Twin Cities.
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